What is JavaScript?

What is JavaScript?

All you need to know

Javascript is just another Programming Language. Yes! That's it.

Javascript is a programming language just that is one of the core technology of the World Wide Web (WWW). Javascript is often abbreviated as JS. Javascript is one of the most popular programming language in the World which powers almost 97% as the client-side programming language across websites. The primary use of JavaScript is to build web-based applications.

High-Level definition of Javascript :

To understand better let's understand this in Sequence.

JavaScript allows you to implement complex features on web pages. Whatever you see on the webpages dynamically. Here dynamically means the constantly changing information on the web page i.e content updates, interactive maps, animated 2D/3D graphics, etc - you can say JavaScript is in the picture. JavaScript is incomplete without these two technologies which are (HTML and CSS).

HTML is a markup language that we use to structure our web pages. For example Headings, paragraphs and data tables.

CSS is a language of style that we use to style our HTML content, for example setting colors of the text, background colors and fonts.

So, the three layers build on top of one another. HTML is the Skeleton.

CSS is the skin of the skeleton.

Javascript is about feelings, heart and Mind.